Tornado Watch Today
November 16, 2011
There is a tornado watch in effect for the entire North Escambia area today.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. North wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 34. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Northview Chiefs To Hold Pep Rally, Bonfire Thursday Night
November 16, 2011
The district champion Northview High School Chiefs will hold a pep rally Thursday night at 6:30 at the school.
The Family of Chiefs — including students, parents, grandparents, alumni, future Chiefs, and everyone else — are invited to a pep rally on the “loop” in front of the school.
At 6:30, the Chief mascot, band, color guard, majorettes, cheerleaders, dance team and varsity football players will march from the gym area to the flagpole in front of the school for the pep rally. Once the performances are over, the team captains and coach will perform a “eulogy” for the Wewa Gator. The effigy of the Wewa Gator will be ceremoniously piled on a bonfire, sponsored by the DCT class.
After the demise the Gator, cases of toilet paper will be distributed to roll designated trees at the school.
Everyone who wishes to attend is asked to enter the school campus at the bus loop, turn immediately left, and park on the grassy area to the south of the school next to the ag pasture and Highway 4. This is the regular NJROTC parking area for football. Once parked, participants should move toward the area off the bus loop adjacent to the trees, toward the security residence.
The Northview Chiefs will face the Wewahitchka Gators at 7:30 Friday night in Bratt. Admission is $8.
Rain Chances Increasing
November 14, 2011
There is a chance of rain the next few days in our official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 10 mph becoming north.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Milder Weather, Rain Coming
November 13, 2011
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. South wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind around 10 mph becoming north.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North wind around 5 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Area Teams In Youth Football Playoffs Today
November 12, 2011
Several North Escambia area teams are in round one of the Gulf Coast Youth Alliance football playoffs Saturday.
Mighty Mites
- Cantonment Cowboys vs. Gulf Breeze, 10:30 a.m.
Mini Mites
- Jay Royals vs. East Pensacola, 9:30 a.m.
- Cantonment Cowboys vs. Milton Black, 5 p.m.
Midgets
- Cantonment Cowboys vs. Bellview Green, 11 a.m.
- Northwest Escambia Eagles vs. Navarre Silver, 2 pm
Juniors
- NE Pensacola Wildcats vs. East Pensacola 8 a.m.
- Cantonment Cowboys vs. Pace, 12:30 p.m.
Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show Today, Saturday
November 11, 2011
The Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will close the 2011 season at their annual Homecoming Air Show aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola Saturday
Prior to the world famous Blue Angels F/A 18 Hornet performances, the Blues’ C-130 Hercules transport known as “Fat Albert” will thrill the crowd with its short field take-off and low level passes.
Other military performers include the F/A Super Hornet Tactical Demonstration Team from the “Gladiators” of VFA-106, and an incredible mock fire power demonstration by an Air Force A-10 Warthog.
The Panhandle Parachute Demonstration team will make a jump above the show and Training Air Wing SIX will feature a fly-by of training aircraft.
Tentatively scheduled for both days will be extraordinary aerobatics by performers such as Jan Collmer flying the Fina Extra 300L, David Martin will pilot his Brietling CAP 232, and Skip Stewart will amaze the crowd in his highly modified Pitts S-25. Bob Carlton will maneuver his Super Salto jet sailplane overhead and Bill Leff will excite everyone with the roar of a radial engine in his T-6 Texan.
A replica of the first aircraft to take off from a ship, the Ely-Curtis Pusher will take to the air and numerous warbird aircraft will perform. Otto the helicopter will amaze everyone with his antics and family-oriented entertainment and the Geico Skytypers will fly their six WWII vintage SNJ-2s as they deliver aerial messages to the crowd. Always a Pensacola favorite; Kent Shockley will have everyone standing as he roars down the runway in the 36,000 horsepower Shockwave Jet Truck.
Along with incredible flying demonstrations, more than 50 military and civilian aircraft will be on display. These static displays will include the EA-18G Growler,
a C-17 Globemaster, an A-26 Invader, an EA-6B Prowler and various other aircraft ranging from the present day, state of the art fighters to aircraft from the 1930s. In commemoration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA); current fleet aircraft including an H-60, T-45, H-57, T-39, C-12, F-18, T-6, and T-34 will be on display with special CoNA paint schemes that represent famous Navy aircraft markings of the past.
Admission and parking for all shows is free. Areas will be reserved for the physically challenged. Food and memorabilia will be available at numerous concession stands. Pets and coolers are not permitted.
Security personnel and signs will direct spectators to parking areas near the show site.
For complete information, visit www.naspairshow.com.
Veterans Day Closings
November 11, 2011
The following will be closed Friday for Veterans Day:
- Escambia (Fla. & Ala.) and Santa Rosa county schools
- Escambia (Fla. & Ala.) and Santa Rosa county offices
- Jay, Milton, Pensacola, Atmore, Flomaton city offices
- U.S. Post Office — retail windows closed, no mail delivery or collection, except for Express Mail
- Florida state offices
- Federal offices
- No bus service from ECAT
- West Florida Public Libraries, including Century Branch
- Santa Rosa County libaries
- Pensacola State College
- University of West Florida
Town of Century offices will be open on Friday. There will be no change in the ECUA trash pickup, and ECUA offices are open.
West Florida Downs Northview
November 10, 2011
In the battle of the District 1 5A and 1A teams tonight in Pensacola, the West Florida Jaguars defeated the Northview Chiefs 33-20.
Complete details and lots of photos from both teams Friday morning on NorthEscambia.com.
Weather Service: Light Freeze Possible Tonight For Some
November 10, 2011
A light freeze expected tonight as far south as North Escambia, according to the National Weather Service.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Veterans Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming south between 10 and 15 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 5 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph.
- Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
- Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
- Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Battle Of The Champs: 1A Northview Challenges 5A West Florida Tonight
November 10, 2011
It might be Thursday, but it’s time for some football tonight, including a matchup between District 1A and 5A champs for their regular season finale.
The District 1-1A champion Northview Chiefs (6-2, 3-0) will head to Pensacola to take on the District 1-5A champion West Florida Jaguars (8-1, 3-1). The game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Marlon L. Bullock Field at Woodham Middle School on E. Burgess Road.
Both teams will begin the state playoff series on November 18 on their respective home fields. Northview will host Wewahitchka in the regional semifinals, and West Florida will host Tallahassee Godby. Home field advantage could remain throughout the playoffs for the Chiefs until the state championship game in Orlando.
In other Florida games across the area on this Thursday night Pensacola High will be at Choctawhatchee, at 7 p.m., Washington will be at Catholic at 7:30 p.m., and Wakulla will be at Escambia at 7:30 p.m.
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